Introduction:

If you are thinking of building a website then you might be wondering how much it cost to build a website in 2022. You should keep in mind that the cost structure varies with the type of website and who exactly is building the website. Read the article and find out the details about the website cost.

Different types of Websites and their estimated cost:

Small Business Website:
 

If the website is for your small business then there are several factors you have to consider before deciding how you will build the website. The small business website needs multiple landing pages.  It will be around 10 or 15 pages maximum. Moreover, other than that you have to add extra features. As well as to accommodate the booking and ordering of products and services, etc. Keeping everything in mind from designing to maintenance to the marketing of the website, one option you have is to build the website yourself.

DIY small business website:
 

Following are the steps you need to take while building the small business website yourself:

·Firstly, you have to buy hosting for your website. It enables you to get your website displayed online.  You can get several options for hosting plans while the general estimated cost of a hosting plan is $70 annually.

· Then you have to purchase a domain name. The domain name provides you with a customized name of your website which you can use in your links to get recognized and make your customer aware of your small business website. It creates a sense of trust and security in potential customers’ minds. Generally, the domain name purchasing will cost you $10.

·Then you have to move forward with the designing phase and the functionality of your website. You can do this by downloading and installing WordPress and its amazing variety of plugins for giving the professional look to the small business website. Create content and then publish. The overall design will cost you around $0 to $60. Moreover, the functionality will cost $0 to $100 as you need to add additional features to enhance the whole functionality of your business website.

· After completing the above steps. Now the cost you have to bear for your business website would be categorized as maintenance cost. It will allow your website to sustain and keep making profits and conversions. Some of the main maintenance costs will include the domain renewal cost of $10, the hosting plan annual fee of $70, and the maintenance of malware software. Ensure the security of the website will cost $100-$200. Moreover, whenever you buy new plugins you have to pay $0-$100.

Use Website Builders:

You can use website builders that have quite an intuitive website editor which has a variety of templates and designs for your website and landing pages. You can select the templates and can edit the text, image, and other details with just a few clicks. And drag and drop the builder elements. You can also edit the color theme of the template you selected for your website.  Going for website builders to build your small business website is quite efficient. It can enable you to get your website ready in a few minutes with little effort.

These website builders can be used for free for basic features and building. But if you need additional and professional features then you need to subscribe to their subscription plans to get access to these features. You can use Weebly or Wix website builder for your small business website. The monthly plans of Weebly will cost you $12-$50 or $144-$600.

While for the Wix website there are more than two subscription plans other than the free one. You can select a VIP plan that will cost $49 monthly. If you choose the unlimited plan then it will cost $27 per month. Other plans are the combo plan which is for $16. And connect domain plan is for $5 per month. The prices stated for Wix subscription plans are based on the annual billing while if you are paying in other ways then the pricing will vary.

Recruit a Freelancer:

Another option to look into for the cost of building a website is recruiting a freelancer who will work on your behalf. And make your small business website according to your given brief or guidelines. A small business website can be built by a freelance for $3000 or $5000 approximately. (If the freelancer has taken 50 to 100 hours to make and develop the site for $61 or $80 per hour) other than the more features and add-ons that can add to this cost.

Collaborate with an agency:

Another alternative option to look into is recruiting an agency for the website building purpose. It will cost you more or less around $5000 to $25000. The cost estimate can vary based on your needs and requirements for your website.

E-commerce Website:

If you are looking to build a professional e-commerce store to start selling your product and service online then again you have many options to look into while estimating the cost of the building process of the website. Moreover, building a full-fledged e-commerce platform is quite a complex task to perform. Hence, it takes a lot of time and effort thus, needing you to pay a big sum of money for the process.

DIY E-commerce website:

It might be difficult for you to build an e-commerce website yourself. But it is not impossible. Hence, you can achieve it through Woo-commerce. It will cost you around $300 to $1000.

Use Website Builders:

You can easily use the efficient option of the website builder but the only drawback with this option is you will have to limit your creativity within the given custom options. It will cost you around $18 to $300 monthly.

 
Recruit a Freelancer:

You can recruit a freelancer. The cost will depend on the size or scale of your website. If it is quite extensive then you have to pay around $50K to $80K. But if the scale of the website is less then you have to pay $5K to $10K.

Collaborate with an agency: 

If you go for agency hiring then it will cost you around, 10K to 250K for a big scale E-commerce website.

Conclusion:

Thus, these were some options for building a website in 2022 and their respective estimated costs that you can look into while making a final decision.